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2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. CP 9635 (8661061668): Nelso Silva· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 2. CP 9637 (8661059270): Nelso Silva· CC BY-SA 2.0
what is it?
The Série 9630 are a class of diesel multiple unit trains built for the metre gauge lines of Portuguese Railways (CP) in the Porto area. The trains were built in Portugal by Sorefame and entered service in 1991. These trains were specifically built for and initially used on local train services from Trindade station in Porto.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 35 years ago, in 1991.
- 38.6 m long: about 9 cars parked nose to tail.
- Seats 267: 5 full city buses (~50 seats each).
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 1991
- in service from
- 1991
- number built
- 7
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇵🇹 Portugal
- builders
- Sorefame, ABB Group, Henschel & Sohn
- operators
- Comboios de Portugal
- top speed
- 90 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,000 mm metre gauge
- length
- 38.6 m
- capacity
- 267 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q7232806, Wikipedia: CP Class 9630 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.